Louis wojidkow



(NoMo'deL) 4 L. WQJIDKOW.

STAND.

No. 416,283. Patented Dec. 8, 1889",

WITNESSES: INVENTOR W low wajz'ozirow I I A TTORNEY UNITED STATES LOUISVVOJIDKOWV,

OF NE\V YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO S. STERNAN & (30.,

OF SAME PLACE.

STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,283, dated December3, 1889.

Application filed May 10, 1889- Serial No. 310,248. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LOUIS WoJmKow, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stands, of whichthe following is a specification.

My inventionrelates to improvements in light stands or tablesdesignedespecially for to supporting water-coolers, busts, vases, &c.,'

and which are known in the trade by the term knockdown, and whichconsists, essentially, in providing a structure that can easily and withgreat facility be assembled by any I 5 person of competent ability anddismembered again without bringing into requisition any specialknowledge or appliances. By my construction I secure the advantageousfeatures of being able to dismember the structure, pack it into asmaller space, either for storage or shipping, and thereby savefreightage, as Well as reducing the chances of breakage duringn.transportation or erection, and providing a much stronger and lighterstructure.

It also consists in a novel method of attaching and supporting adrip-cup to the frame of the stand, but which I do not herein claim.

My invention further consists in the details of construction illustratedin the drawings and hereinafter described, and pointed out in theappended claims.

In the drawings,'Figure l is a side elevation of my invention, showingseveral portions in sections; Fig. 2, a plan view of the top of the 5stand, showing a drip-cup attached; Fig. 3, a

bottom View of the top and sole plate attached,

taken on the line m m, Fig. 1; and Fig. 4:, a

plan View of the stand legs and straddles taken on the line 2 2, Fig. 1.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings A, is the top plate, upon which the article to besupported rests. To the under side of this plate is bolted or other 5wise suitably attached a sole-plate B, so

called, which is in this case formed of three outwardly-projecting armsC O O. The number of arms may be varied according to the fancy of thetrade or manufacturer to accommodate the number of legs desired, as myinvention is capable of use with any number;

or the plate B may be made in one piece, and made of metal or othersuitable material. At the end of each of the arms 0, I provide anenlargement D, in which mortises E are formed for the reception of thetenons F. The sole-plate B is provided with a centrallylocated openingG, as is also the plate A, the two being so located as to align witheach other.

H are the legs or supports, which are con-' nected directly with thesole-plate B by means of the tenons F, which enter the hollow ends ofeach of the legs H. The tenons may be permanently fixed either withinthe mortises E or the ends of the legs H; but I prefer to fix themwithin the mortises E.

Through the opening G in the sole-plate B and a like opening in theplate A is passed a bolt I, provided with an enlarged head J, which isseated within a countersink provided for it in the plate A.

At any suitable distance below the top of the stand I locate pins orlugs K, which may be integral with the legs H, with which engage 7 5 theslots L in the ends of the bifurcated arms M of the straddle N. Thisstraddle is provided with a centrally located opening, through whichpasses the screw end 0 of the bolt 1, carrying the nut P, by which theplate A and the straddle N, through the medium of the bolt I, are movedtoward each other sufficiently to hold the whole frame together.

In Figspl and 2 is shown my method of applying a support for thedrip-cup Qto the stand, but which forms no part of the claim herein. Thesupport is made of a band of metal or other suitable material R, whichencircles the drip-cup, coming together at a point nearest to the stand,as at S, and converging till it encounters the legs H H of the stand,which it then encircles, the ends of the band meeting, or substantiallyso, after so passing around the legs H H. The band R is preferably madeof metal having sufficient 5 spring to keep the drip-cup and legs H Hencircled with a sufficient degree of tightness that the drip-cup willbe held in position and the legs H H tightly grasped. I support the bandR at any suitable position on the legs H in relation to the articlesupported by means of the studs T,upon which the band R rests \Vhen itis desired to take the stand to pieces for the purpose of shipping,storing, &c., all that is necessary to be done is to unscrew the nut P,removing it, which will then permit the straddle N to fall and the boltI to be removed. Then the plate A can be lifted out of engagement withthe legs II, and the band R likewise. To reassemble the stand again, theband B is passed over anytwo of the legs H, and they in their turn areengaged with the plate A, the bolt I passed through the opening in it,the straddle N placed in position, and by screwing up on the nut P thewhole structure is again complete. The band Rneed not of necessity beused; but if it is then the drip-cup Q may be placed within it at anydesired time.

Of course the before-mentioned steps for assembling and dismembering thestructure may be varied at will, as also the particular shape orposition of the various parts. There also may be any number of legs anda corresponding change in the sole-plate or the means of engaging theplate A with the legs ll-as, for instance, the tenons I may be aflixedto the plate A and the legs ll made to engage directly with them,instead of with an inter vening element. It is also not essential thatthe drip-cup should be used, as my stand may be employed for variouspurposes not requiring the presence of such an element, and I thereforedo not limit myself to a stand having in combination the said drip-cup;but

\Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a table or like article, the combination of a table-top, legs orsupports H, detachably attached to the table-top, a straddle N, providedwith projections or arms M, said arms having slots at their ends, pinsor lugs K, attached to the legs and which engage with the slol s of thearms M, and bolt 1, detachably secured to the table-top and straddle N,substantially as described.

2. In a table or like article, the combination of a plate A, asole-plate 13, attached to the plate A, legs or supports 11, whichengage at their upper ends with the sole-plate 13 by means of tenons,substantially as described, a straddle N, provided with arms orprojections M, which have slots at their ends and which engage with pinsor lugs on the legs, and a bolt I, detachably secured to the tabletopand straddle, substantially as described.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 7th day of May, A. D. 1889.

LOUIS \VOJIDKOWV. lVitnesses:

S. STERNAN, JOSEPH L. LEVY.

